tea break

英 [ˈtiː breɪk]

美 [ˈtiː breɪk]

n.  喝茶休息时间; 工间休息时间

牛津词典

noun

• 喝茶休息时间；工间休息时间
  a short period of time when people stop working and drink tea, coffee, etc.

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 茶歇时间(工作中间的短暂休息)
  If you have atea break, you stop working and have a cup of tea or coffee.
  1. He had a tea-break about twelve.
     十二点左右，他放下工作休息了一下。

in AM, use 美国英语用 coffee break

英英释义

noun

• a snack taken during a break in the work day
  1. a ten-minute coffee break
  2. the British have tea breaks
  Synonym:coffee break

双语例句

• So, what is a coffee or a tea break?
  那么，什么是喝咖啡时间或喝茶时间呢？
• But for those who are not that sporty, what could be nicer than having a relaxing afternoon tea with a few good friends and taking a break from studying?
  但对那些非运动型的人来说，还有什么能比在学习之余、约上三五好友一起畅享轻松下午茶来得更惬意呢？
• The protest was peaceful, so much so that the demonstrators took a morning tea break.
  整个抗议过程是和平的，甚至达到了抗议者还有上午茶休息时间的程度。
• Do you prefer a coffee or a tea break?
  你比较喜欢喝咖啡时间还是喝茶时间？
• Several manufacturing plants have encountered serious troubles in England because of the famed British tea break.
  人们都知道英国人素有吃茶点的休息时间，这给几个生产厂家带来了很大的麻烦。
• It has become a habit that we sing during our tea break.
  我们在下午茶的时间里唱歌已经变成一种习惯了。
• Come on, the tea break is over; let's get this show on the road.
  来，喝茶时间结束了，让我们干起来吧！
• We have a morning and an afternoon tea break every day when we stop work for about ten minutes and have a drink.
  我们每天上午和下午各有一次喝茶休息时间，让我们停工10分钟左右，喝一点饮料。
• Not indulging in your regular tea, coffee or smoking break can create suspicion about your status.
  不要以喝咖啡、喝茶或吸烟这类平日里的放松方式来休息，这样别人会对你的工作状态产生怀疑。
• And another Shanghai district, Hongkou, last month started offering free afternoon tea as a lure to get office workers to talk to one another, and break down that salaryman isolation.
  而另一个区虹口区，从上月开始提供免费下午茶，以此促进办公室职员间的交流、打破职场隔阂。